FDC has actively fostered regional cooperation within both Asia and the South West Pacific, and importantly, between the Pacific and Asia, for three decades. A seminal paper by Dr Andrew Elek and Dr John Conroy, Building an Asia-Pacific community: Development cooperation within APEC, contributed significantly to shaping the APEC Manila Declaration on Economic Cooperation and Development of November 1996. Bernard Wood’s insights on development cooperation in the 21st century, addressing assistance with governance and conflict management, controversies about globalisation, and reforming ‘donor-driven’ aid at the time, though published 20 years ago, remain valid today. FDC’s distinctive South Pacific and Caribbean Island Economies Comparative Study identified measures to stimulate the growth of the indigenous private sector, working mechanisms for private-public sector collaboration, and a regional approach to export and investment promotion and other economic themes.
The collection of papers in this publication sets out the detailed thinking which underlies the recommendations for a new Asia-Pacific approach to the collective promotion of economic and technica ...
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This was an opportunity to hear from international and Australian experts on the links between economic growth, poverty reduction and shared prosperity in an increasingly insecure world.
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In August 2008, the Australian Government initiated a seasonal worker pilot scheme for Pacific Islanders to examine whether a seasonal worker program could contribute to the Pacific region economi ...
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In August this year AusAID launched its private sector development thematic strategy. Sean Rooney provides several insights on this new initiative.
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FDC, with support from Western Union Foundation and in consultation with the United Nations Development Programme Pacific Centre produced this financial literacy training manual targeted at poor r ...
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In the course of FDC consideration of issues impacting on international cooperation for sustainable development, the Media (global and local) - print, radio, television, the internet - emerges as ...
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Examines economic policies and performance in both regions. Concludes with strong recommendations for new initiatives in regional cooperation, private sector development and other measures to impr ...
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The objective of this paper is to stimulate discussion on how to promote greater integration of the rural poor into the benefits of growth and development. The primary geographic area of focus is ...
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This short paper describes two proposed economic cooperation agreements designed to assist small Pacific island economies to meet the challenges of globalisation.
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Forward-looking observations on development policy, governance, conflict, globalisation and partnerships by Bernard Wood, former Director of OECD's Development Co-operation Directorate and Foundin ...
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The Brisbane Dialogue on South Pacific futures provided the opportunity for wide-ranging discussions among a diverse group of people from the Pacific Islands and others interested in the future of ...
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The financial crisis of 1997 and beyond was a sharp reminder to Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) that the scope of cooperation needs to extend beyond the early preoccupation with trade pol ...
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Examines the relevance of the social capital debate in Asia.
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Over the last two decades, FDC has done a great deal of project work focused on expanding financial services for the poor as well as undertaking various ICT4Dinitiatives.
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This FDC Briefing Note highlights a number of innovative strategies related to how communities can capitalise on climate change, including by engaging with the business community, donors, NGOs, br ...
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This short paper by Dr Andrew Elek of Australia provides some brief background on the evolution of Ecotech and outlines recommendations that arose from the discussions.
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The Foundation for Development Cooperation welcomes the opportunity to submit this paper to the Australian Government’s Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness.
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This FDC paper highlights a number of innovative strategies related to how communities can capitalise on climate change, including by engaging with the business community, donors, NGOs, brokers an ...
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FDC's APAC Financial Inclusion Summit 2015 program and speakers biographies.
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APEC has proposed concerted action by members to take up the challenge of securing the benefits of the new economy for all citizens. APEC Leaders are also concerned to demonstrate the benefits of ...
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The research results revealed that there are different ways a company can integrate development initiatives into their business.
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This workshop report aims to focus on cutting-edge methods and tools of engagement to enable the resources sector to meet national and international obligations and in the process secure communiti ...
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To date, little analysis had been undertaken regarding the key factors driving the important influence of resource sector companies on development-related issues in developing countries, or in rel ...
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This paper flows from earlier work on financial inclusion in the Pacific and presents ideas on the evolving role of Microfinance Pasifika forward work program to continue as a positive force for g ...
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This paper summarises the main issues discussed at a recent meeting hosted by the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on 2 December 1997.
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FDC hosted a development research symposium in Brisbane, Australia, in July 2002. The symposium brought together prominent development researchers from around the world for a comprehensive exchang ...
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The Australian Strategic Policy Institute and the Foundation for Development Cooperation convened an Independent Task Force to consider the development impact of Australia's resource companies ope ...
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The forthcoming APEC leaders meeting in Lima, Peru, in November 2008, presents a significant opportunity to place the objective of increasing financial inclusion for the poor at the forefront of c ...
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AusAID commissioned The Foundation for Development Cooperation to prepare a report on boosting traditional approaches to food Security in Papua New Guinea.
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Globalisation has thrown up issues which offer opportunities and pose threats to nations and the international system. Government leadership or public/private partnerships may provide the best app ...
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A need for further specialised capacity has emerged as crucial to ensure the success of any PJV training roll-out amongst the surrounding communities of Porgera.
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The Minerals Council of Australia engaged the Foundation for Development Cooperation to consider, and report on, how selected new sustainable development knowledge, frameworks, standards and inter ...
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Over the last two decades, FDC has done a great deal of project work focused on expanding financial services for the poor as well as undertaking various ICT4Dinitiatives.
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Resource sector companies in developing countries operate in a complex environment. They face a range of challenges which require innovative solutions. One such challenge is the need to help secur ...
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2010 marked 20 years since Banking with the Poor was conceived by the FDC. This report provides a comprehensive history of the activities, milestones and achievements of the BWTP Network since its ...
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Working in tandem for change: The aid sector and miners must find common ground, Editorial published in The Australian.
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The materials contained in this training manual provide a variety of activities that seek to develop remittances receiving household's financial literacy. The materials are made up of four modules ...
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How to build better futures for South Pacific nations was the focus of a unique conference near Brisbane in November 2000.
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The Australian Strategic Policy Institute and FDC convened an independent Task Force to consider the relationship between Australia's national security and our official development assistance.
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This paper proposes an initiative to bind APEC leaders' commitments to IT access and human capacity-building together with a complementary program for microbanking and microenterprise development.
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Over the last two decades, FDC has done a great deal of project work focused on expanding financial services for the poor as well as undertaking various ICT4Dinitiatives.
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FDC coordinated a series of policy dialogues between 1995 and 1998 at which many of the ideas in this paper were developed to find new approaches to development cooperation in a global environment ...
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The Australian Strategic Policy Institute and the Foundation for Development Cooperation convened an independent task force to consider the relationship between Australia's national security and o ...
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The Leaders of APEC member economies have pledged to achieve universal Internet access in their countries by 2010, at least at the community level. The Beijing Initiative provides a roadmap for mo ...
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This paper was prepared for FDC by Andrew Elek, the inaugural Chair of the APEC Senior Officials Meeting in 1989. A founding official of the APEC process, Andrew has been the principal architect o ...
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The Pacific Island Countries (PICs), isolated from the rich and/or larger countries, are not immune to shocks from their distant neighbours. Rather, their smallness with a heavy dependence on trad ...
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